Women in finance: Cathryn Carver

In our continuing series on the region's influential women in finance, FinanceAsia looks at ANZ's Cathryn Carver, responsible for key banking client relationships.

ANZ is the only Australian bank with a stated aim of making meaningful profits in Asia, placing Cathryn Carver at the pointy end of the bank’s strategic vision. Carver is responsible for key international and institutional banking client relationships within Australia and Asia, and is determined to add new, large Asian clients to the bank’s roster.

In the six months to end-March ANZ generated 21% of its profits from Asia-Pacific, Europe and America, up from...